1950 new york city phone book

This page lists microfilmed city directories available at national archives building, 700 pennsylvania ave. New york city is the most linguistically diverse city in the world, with over 800 languages spoken. Nysl holdings are listed below in alphabetical order by. Manhattanbrooklynbronxqueensrichmondstaten island virtualfilm. A cover from the new york sunday times, a page straight out of mad men it seems, with the war over, the building. A website devoted to studying youth gangs from new york city from the 1950s. New york city telephone directory additional title. Statewide collections are found on the new york city. The iconic times square is named for the new york times, which moved its headquarters there in 1904. This is a new york city new york page of vitalsearchnew yorkusa, a division of the vitalsearch company worldwide. A catalogue of the officers and members of the pearl street baptist church of the city of albany, march 1, 1866 family history library. As early as 1665, first under the dutch and british, and then under american auspices, individuals published lists of city residents in new amsterdam now new york city, baltimore, and charleston, but the efforts were not consistent or uniform. A description of the library of congress telephone directory holdings related to the state.

Anyone who enjoyed dietz s complete book of 1960s broadway musicals will welcome this new volume, which covers every show from happy as larry january 1950 through vernon duke s flop the pink jungle closed prebroadway december 1959206 shows altogether. New nypl feature allows access to 1940 nyc telephone books. As i began unsealing each packet and holding the negatives up to the light, it was like a trip back in time, back to the new york of the early 50s. Morse, san francisco bronx brooklyn manhattan queens staten island last name data presented here. New york city telephone directories additional title. Take a glimpse into the homes and lives of new yorkers in the 1950s. The maptitled wonders of new york and created by graphic designer nils hansell sometime in the 1950sis essentially a colorful guide for tourists, but its also so much more. Following the discovering, soren built a website in dedication to his grandfather, sharing the negativesturnedphotographs with the rest of the world. Usa 1,060,369 new york 55,493 new york city directories 1,711 westchester county city directories 121. It is located on 43 street between broadway and 34 ave.

For instance, in new york city, the main reference library has phone directories on microfilm for the areas surrounding the city, going back a long way. If you open them from one side, you read the white pages. Directories are alphabetized by the primary citytown, which is noted in. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data. Westchester county ny city directories lds genealogy.

Circa 1930 city directories available at nara national archives. Search for new york city directory under texts to find several editions of trows and longworths along with a number of other topical directories. New york city directories record the names and addresses of city residents, businesses, churches, schools, police stations, courts, and other government offices, as well as the names of individuals associated with those institutions. About new york, city directories this database is a collection of city directories for various years and cities in new york. Secondary cities, towns, and localities are also included. Phonebook of new york gives you access to 5 museums in new york city. Socsecdeathindex newadditions directories institutions yearbooks census military findingguides newadditions directories institutions yearbooks. Generally a city directory will contain an alphabetical list of its citizens, listing the names of the heads of households, their addresses, and occupational information.

I wrote a thankyou note to the author for being the one responsible for the beginning of my love affair with new york. Brooklyn, new york city, telephone directory internet archive. Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. Many directories include listings for nearby communities that may not be listed within the inventory. New york city including all boroughs telephone directory. Albany county, ny 1852 city directories allen county public library. New york city city directory, trow, 1746 free internet archive.

Manhattanbrooklynbronxqueensrichmond staten island virtualfilm. Internet links to email and street addresses, telephone directories, zip codes, state abbreviations, package delivery information. My living great aunt has a phone that begins with 278, which stands for ast. For years 1910 to 1936 members have access to these boroughs grouped separately. New york public library is digitizing its collection of new york city directories, 1786 through 19223, serving them free through the nypl digital collections portal. New york city provided by the city of new york city or the tourist office convention bureau. New york city, ny, brooklyn, ny, bronx, ny, manhattan, ny, queens, ny, staten island, ny, telephone directories publisher new york telephone company collection brooklynpubliclibrary. City directories, telephone books and county directories do not circulate, but are available for use onsite. Manhattan telephone directory nypl digital collections. Teeming with littleknown history and keen critical insight, this study illuminates how artists and writers made imaginative capital of the changing new york nightscape. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory.

These vintage photographs capture a timeless energy and diversity that is. Convert the address into a census enumeration district, then find his record at the national archives. City directories on microfilm or microfiche and selected telephone books and county. At the start of the 1950s, midtown manhattan was the centre of the american music industry, containing the headquarters of three major labels rca, columbia, and decca, most of the music publishers, and many recording studios. They also feature images, including maps, illustrations of buildings, and advertisements. Statewide collections are found on the new york city directories page. We will be digitizing all of the existing rochester city directories for the years 18271946. The phone books, and in the pretelephone era, city directories, contain valuable information such as names, addresses, and sometimes. This collection of photographs were all taken in the boroughs of new york city from 1950 1959. First written in 1975, this is my classic favorite. Search for new york city directory under texts to find several editions of trows and longworths along with a number of other topical. New city white pages phone books in new york ny whitepages. Use our 1940 nyc telephone directories to find his address.

Vintage photos of everyday life in new york, 1950s pigeons gather in times square on a rainy day in 1954 in front of the marquee for a star is born starring judy garland. The first truly distinct published city directory appeared in the united states in 1785 in philadelphia, pennsylvania. Maps, micrographic preservation service, 1992117 microfilm reels contents. The whole collection will be going online over the coming months. As he did in the earlier title, dietz discusses all book musicals with new music, revivals, revues, new operas, imports, and. The release of this new feature coincides with the first.

Albany county officials illustrated directory, 19021903 family history library. The phone book library reports that australias flip cover telephone books were phased out in 2003. The subscription database archive of americana is a vast electronic resource that includes a number of digitized new york city directories among its resources. To see what cities are included in each phone book, check out the cross directory. In the complete book of 1950s broadway musicals, dan dietz examines in detail every musical and revue which opened on broadway during the 1950s. Ticonderoga 2 cortland 3 hoosick falls 1 spencer 1 rensselaer 1 cornwallonhudson 1 syracuse 5 gloversville 3 stamford 1 rochester. Usa 1,060,369 new york 55,493 westchester county 2,153 westchester county city directories 121. Accessing 1940 nyc phonebooks in one step steve morse. City directories new york city research guides at new york. Freeholdgreenvilleoak hill, 19501957, 19601979, 1995 1996.

Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. New york city is home to the united nations, which was established in 1952 after world war ii. Subsequent telephone directories belonging to the milstein division have also been added to this collection. Queens white pages names new york telephone company publisher collection.

May 07, 2017 vintage photos of everyday life in new york, 1950s pigeons gather in times square on a rainy day in 1954 in front of the marquee for a star is born starring judy garland. New york phone book and new york phone directory makes searching for businesses and people in new york easy by providing an online business and residential phonebook and phone directory in new york. Morse, san francisco bronx brooklyn manhattan queens staten island last name data presented here comes from the new york public library. Queens telephone directory nypl digital collections. Oct 05, 2016 new york public library is digitizing its collection of new york city directories, 1786 through 19223, serving them free through the nypl digital collections portal. Photographs of everyday life in 1950s new york city. In addition to providing details on every hit and flop that debuted during the decade, this book includes revivals, and oneman and onewoman shows. Albany new york city directories family history library.

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New york nocturne is a wonderfully rich plum pudding of a book on the evolution of the modern urban environment and how it has been perceived, especially in new york. Directories are alphabetized by the primary city town, which is noted in bold text below. Queens telephone directory, winter 193940 additional title. Running the numbers nyc telephone exchanges forgotten. Phoneaddress directories international directories area code locators state abbreviations zip codes package delivery services u. If a year is not listed, no directory exists for that year. Publication date 1950 topics brooklyn, ny, telephone directories publisher new york telephone company collection brooklynpubliclibrary.

This will give you 10 free credits allowing you to view 10 directories on the site. In order to view directories at historic map works, you must register for free. Data presented here comes from the new york public library. Nypls city directory collection ranges from 1786 through 1934, with print and microfilm holdings belonging to the rare books and milstein divisions. Rochester city directories by decade rochester public library. Yonkers, ny, city directory, 19021931 new york state library yonkers, ny, telephone books, 1920, 1950 new york state library yonkers, new york, city directory. If you try to read past the middle of the book, the pages are upside down. Convert the address into a census enumeration district, then find his record at the national. Freeholdgreenvilleoak hill, 19501957, 19601979, 19951996. I have a marlborough, new zealand phone book of this type. Suppose you are looking for john h fedeler, livein superintendent at the new york public library, 19101940. The book follows philip bowman, a world war ii navy veteran who has returned to new york to success in the publishing industry. New york public library digitizes 7 years of new york city. A cover from the new york sunday times, a page straight out of mad men it seems, with the war over, the building began.

Many of the materials are available in the 42st reference library, or the new business and technology library at 34 th street. May 05, 2008 home phone service cable internet cable tv in manhattan costs. Alphabetical telephone directory covering the borough of brooklyn. The white pages and the yellow pages are indicated as wp and yp respectively. New york city, new york online historical directories.

If you dont find a nonabbreviated version the street you see in the phone book does not match any street shown in the list please contact stephen morse creator of the onestep website. New york public library digitizes 7 years of new york. City directories on microfilm or microfiche and selected telephone books and county directories on microfilm are filed in cabinets in the 7th floor microforms area. This page primarily lists records kept at the county level. Circa 1930 city directories available at nara national. We provide answers to over 2 million searches every day, helping 35. The new york public library is introducing a new research tool to help track down past city residents through old telephone directories. Rochester city directories by decade rochester public. This microfilm is not available for sale from nara. The online historical directories site includes a small collection of freely available directories listed by county. It was the first book about new york that i read when i arrived in the city. Beautiful vintage photos of nyc in the 1950s knowol. Usa 1,060,369 new york 55,493 new york city directories 1,711 albany county city directories 49 note. This gorgeous map of 1950s nyc is full of detail, whimsy.

Brooklyn, new york city, telephone directory by new york telephone company. City directories microform reader services, researcher and reference services division, library of congress. Socsecdeathindex newadditions directories institutions yearbooks census military findingguides. Directories are alphabetized by the primary citytown, which is noted in bold text below. These vintage photographs capture a timeless energy and diversity that is characteristic of the sleepless streets of new york city. Publishers were the start of the recording process, employing song. Phone address directories international directories area code locators state abbreviations zip codes package delivery services u.

Socsecdeathindex newadditions directories institutions yearbooks census military findingguides newadditions directories institutions yearbooks census military findingguides. Accessing 1940 nyc phonebooks in one step, stephen p. Aug 15, 2016 internet links to email and street addresses, telephone directories, zip codes, state abbreviations, package delivery information. To view the city directories, your web browser will need the free adobe reader plugin. Published in 2014, but set largely in 1950s new york, all that is served as underappreciated writer james salters epitaph. The first batch184950 through 1923have already been scanned, and the 178618489 directories are right now being scanned.